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Archive - January 2017
Rajiv Joseph is a playwright whose work has invited every superlative. The author of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Guards at the Taj, and Gruesome...
While calls of victims keep coming in…. By Frank Parlato (This article was revised on Jan. 29, 2017) This week, instead of an in-depth story of another...
OPENING Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, drama by Tennessee Williams presented by The Niagara Regional Thetre Guild, directed by Fran Newton, starring Sarah Potozniak, M...
CENTRAL TERMINAL: THE CITY OF BUFFALO’S FIRST BIG & PIVOTAL DECISION OF THE 21ST CENTURY When the state announced it was providing $25 million...
By Tony Farina Citing a conflict because an assistant in his office is related to a potential target of the investigation, Erie County District Attorney...
By Austin Harig Former Candidate for Buffalo School Board In May 2016, I ran for the Buffalo School Board against Carl Paladino. I lost (by 2% of the vote)...
BY JAN JEZIORO Soprano Tiffany DuMouchelle was appointed director of the voice program at the University at Buffalo in 2015. Her appointment followed the...
BY Gerry Ralston, seller of exquisite custom made buttons Who needs a button? I make buttons for a living. Not the buttons that keep your shirt on but lapel...
If you have always wanted to line your walls with breathtaking photographs that are truly pieces of art, you knew you were going to have to spend a good amount...
By Tony Farina “It is taking care of people who can’t do it for themselves,” is the way Public Administrator Acea Mosey describes her role in...
By Frank Parlato; Last week we wrote about an apparent miscarriage of justice perpetrated by former Assistant US Attorney Anthony M. Bruce as he prosecuted 20...
Recently Artvoice received an email alleging that a prominent, local elected official (LEO) had child porn on her Twitter page. Calling her a...
It’s a golden anniversary for the leader of the Texas Hot business BUFFALO, N.Y. – Since opening its doors in 1967, Louie’s Texas Red Hots has proudly been...
By Tony Farina To those of you protesting Artvoice’s “What Do We Want for 2017” list, which included Carl Paladino’s much-criticized...
by ANTHONY CHASE The Aleks Malejs phenomenon just seemed to sneak up on us. Suddenly there was a beautiful and confident leading lady in town who disappeared...
The Irish Classical Theatre Company presents Amadeus at Kleinhans BY JAN JEZIORO Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra music director JoAnn Falletta is excited about...
Wed Jan 25th 7pm $20 Sportsmens Adam Rafferty is an acoustic guitar master who has performed all over the world. He is also a guitar teacher and students have...
BY ANTHONY CHASE From time to time a theater will ask me to recommend an actor for a particular role. When my own husband, Javier Bustillos, asked me if one...
OPENING AMADEUS, play by Peter Shaffer presented by Irish Classical Theatre Company, directed by Fortunato Pezzimenti, starring Vincent O’Neill, PJ Tighe, with...
Sat Jan 21st 8pm Seneca Casino tickets start at $45 UNPLUGGED: SONGS AND STORIES After 30 years and over 2000 performances, 54-40 continues to redefine their...
Thurs Jan 19th 8pm $30 Town Ballroom Troy Beetles launched Datsik in 2007 and began dabbling with original hip-hop and dubstep in British Columbia. In 2008...
They are a lottery team, not a playoff contender By Andrew Kulyk and Peter Farrell That was a nice head fake wasn’t it? Got our hearts beating just a bit. The...
Leading Economic Indicator The salary the Golden State Warriors pay to basketball whiz Stephen Curry may be a bargain at $12 million a year, but the...
The organizers of the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival (BNFF) are l ooking for talented individuals to fill a number of unique volunteer and paid positions in the...
There are some people who want to create a cookie-cutter décor that feels in-step with those around them or the people they stylistically admire. Then there...
The Tewksbury Lodge, located at 249 Ohio Street, Buffalo, will host a gathering and presentation on the famous “Tewksbury Incident” on the 58th Anniversary of...
By Carl Paladino; Let me state at the onset: No one forced me to seek to change the sick and failed public education system in Buffalo. I am passionate about...
As an actor, David Oliver projects an intensity that has fueled a wide range of performances in roles that run the gamut from Sigmund Freud to the Marquis de...
ONGOING GROUNDED, one woman play by George Brant, directed by Kristen Tripp Kelley, starring Aleks Malejs. Through Jan 22, Thu & Fri at 7:30, Sat at 3:30...
At a time when many news outlets across the nation have reduced arts reporting, WBFO radio is embarking on a bold expansion of its arts coverage with the...
The Buffalo Chamber Music Society gives us a mid-January jewel BY JAN JEZIORO Most classical music lovers would undoubtedly agree that perhaps the very...
For schedule and more info visit: canalsidebuffalo.com We love to create and grow events in Buffalo: Allentown Art Festival; Elmwood Festival of the Arts;...
BOBBY MILITELLO QUARTET Pausa Thurs Jan 12 th 8pm $10 Master saxophonist Bobby Militello brings his all-star quartet to Allentown playing the best modern jazz...
OOPS! Organizers of the Christmas Day caroling program at the Nelum Pokuna theater in Colombo, Sri Lanka, drawing thousands of devout celebrants, were...
BY FRANK PARLATO This week we continue our series on former Assistant US Attorney Anthony M. Bruce, who was with Department of Justice for 38 years before...
The voters have spoken. The popular online news website, All Western New York News (www.allwnynews.co), edited by distinguished music editor, Scott Leffler...
(Editor’s Note: Judicial Watch Inc., America’s leading watchdog group, is led by Tom Fitton, who corresponds weekly with Artvoice and other media...
North Tonawanda Alderwoman-at-Large Catherine Schwandt will be resigning from her elected position with the city of North Tonawanda to pursue a full-time...
By James Hufnagel; Readers of the Buffalo News are no strangers to the guest editorials written by local author and environmentalist Larry Beahan of...
Newly elected NYS Assemblyman Angelo J. ‘Judge’ Morinello (R,C,I,Ref-Niagara Falls) whose district includes Niagara County and Grand Island in Erie...
Should US Army Sergeant First Class Gary J. Aljoe remain quiet about having his house “wrongly raided” by police and his dog killed? Some say...
An open letter from US Army Sgt. Gary Aljoe to the Buffalo Police To Detective Shawn Adams and Lieutenant Sean O’Brien Buffalo Police Department, 74 Franklin...
By Frank Parlato; As we reported last week, a December, 20, 2016 raid by Buffalo Narcotics Police on the Ulman St. home of retired Army Sergeant FC, Gary Aljoe...
By Jim Ostrowski; The Buffalo Public School system has been in the press lately. Sadly, little of what has been said has illuminated the most salient truths...
By Tony Farina; The search for a new Erie Community College president to replace Jack Quinn hasn’t really begun yet even though Quinn announced last...
A few weeks ago this publication began seeking people wrongly accused of crimes by former Assistant US Attorney Anthony M. Bruce, who retired last year after...
Finally, something is being done about the stench coming from Albany, and we’re not talking about the recent indictments of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top...
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The Aleks Malejs phenomenon just seemed to sneak up on us. Suddenly there was a beautiful and confident leading lady in town who disappeared into the...
The fabulous Marlo Thomas (pictured above), who jumped into fame when she starred in and produced the 1966-1971 TV show That Girl (the first TV show to focus...
OPENING GROUNDED, one woman play by George Brant, directed by Kristen Tripp Kelley, starring Aleks Malejs. Jan 6-22, Thu & Fri at 7:30, Sat at 3:30 &...
Richard Hummert, who died on December 28th, a week after heart bypass surgery, was one of Buffalo’s most acclaimed character actors. He won two Artie Awards...
Buffalo on Deck to Host Event Next Year By Andrew Kulyk and Peter Farrell TORONTO…The 2017 IIHF World Juniors hockey tournament is just about over, with the...
For as long as any local classical music lover can remember, there has been a drought of live classical music performances, lasting roughly from Christmas Day...
A NEWS EXPLOSION On December 23, 2016, Artvoice published a traditional end of year survey asking four simple questions: 1. What would you most like to happen...
Buffalo Police kill dog at wrong house again By FRANK PARLATO; Working off a tip from ‘snitch’, Buffalo Police Lieutenant Sean O’Brien and Detective Shawn...
By Carl Paladino; Rumore v Taxpayers, Parents, and Children In 2016, when both friends of Phil Rumore, the president of the Buffalo Teachers Federation...